HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel
- 3 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for iSCSI
- 4 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for FCoE
- 5 Configuring the Host for a Fibre Channel Connection
- Installing the HBA and Drivers
- Installing Virtual Machine Guest Operating System
- Multipath Failover Considerations and I/O Load Balancing
- Performance Considerations for Multiple Host Configurations
- ESX/ESXi 4.1, ESXi 5.x Additional Feature Considerations
- Storage I/O Control
- vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
- HP 3PAR VAAI Plugin 1.1.1 for ESX 4.1
- HP 3PAR VAAI Plugin 2.2.0 for ESXi 5.x
- UNMAP (Space Reclaim) Storage Hardware Support for ESXi 5.x
- Out-of-Space Condition for ESX 4.1 and ESXi 5.x
- Additional New Primitives Support on ESXi 5.x
- VAAI and New Feature Support Table
- VAAI Plugin Verification
- 6 Configuring the Host as an FCoE Initiator Connecting to a FC target or an FCoE Target
- 7 Configuring the Host for an iSCSI Connection
- Setting Up the Switch, iSCSI Initiator, and iSCSI target ports
- Installing iSCSI on VMware ESX
- Installing Virtual Machine Guest Operating System
- Creating a VMkernel Port
- Configuring a Service Console Connection for the iSCSI Storage
- Configuring the VMware SW iSCSI Initiator
- iSCSI Failover Considerations and Multipath Load Balancing
- Performance Considerations for Multiple Host Configurations
- ESX/ESXi Additional Feature Considerations
- 8 Allocating Storage for Access by the ESX Host
- 9 Booting the VMware ESX Host from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
- 10 Support and Other Resources
- 11 Documentation feedback
- A Appendix
Figure 20 Virtual Machine Message — Retry and Cancel options
Additional New Primitives Support on ESXi 5.x
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or later supports additional new primitives, called TP LUN Reporting, where
the ESXi 5.x is notified that a given LUN is a thin provisioning LUN by enabling the TPE bits of the
READ Capacity (16) and enables the host to use features such as sending the UNMAP command
to these LUNs. The TPE bit is enabled for TPVVs and R/W snapshot of TPVV base.
The Quota Exceeded Behavior present in ESXi 5.x is accomplished through the "Thin Provisioning
Soft Threshold Reached" check condition, providing alerts and warnings.
VAAI and New Feature Support Table
The following table summarizes the VAAI plugin requirements and New Primitives support.
Table 3 HP 3PAR VAAI Plugin Installation Requirements
ESXi 5.xESXi 5.xESX 4.1ESX 4.1VMware ESX
Features/Primitives
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or
later
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
MU2 or later
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or
later
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
MU2 or later
Supported. Does not
require HP 3PAR VAAI
Needs HP 3PAR VAAI
2.2.0 plugin
Needs HP 3PAR VAAI
1.1.1 plugin
Needs HP 3PAR VAAI
1.1.1 plugin
ATS
XCOPY
plugin (supported by
Standard T10 ESX
plugin).
WRITE_SAME
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
UNMAP
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
Supported. HP 3PAR
VAAI 2.2.0 plugin
Supported. HP 3PAR
VAAI 1.1.1 plugin
Supported. HP 3PAR
VAAI 1.1.1 plugin
Out-of-space
condition (aka
“VM STUN”) recommended, but notrecommended, but notrecommended, but not
required for this
specific feature.
required for this specific
feature.
required for this
specific feature.
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
Quota Exceeded
Behavior
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
TP LUN Reporting
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